Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group), the world’s largest derivatives exchange, announced today that it will launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, following regulatory review.
This latest expansion of CME Group’s cryptocurrency product portfolio comes in response to strong customer demand for institutional-level risk management tools in highly liquidity altcoin markets.
According to the official announcement, market participants will have the option to trade both large-scale and micro-scale contracts.
Bitcoin Cash futures (250 $BCH) and Micro Bitcoin Cash futures (25 $BCH)
Uniswap futures (10,000 $UNI) and Mikro Uniswap futures (1,000 $UNI)”
Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group, stated: “As cryptocurrency markets continue to mature, participants need broader, regulated tools to manage evolving digital asset price risk. Designed for greater versatility and capital efficiency, these new $BCH and $UNI contracts enable clients to manage price risk and gain access to key crypto networks in our 24/7 open, regulated marketplace.”
At this point, CME is further expanding its comprehensive portfolio of single-asset cryptocurrency products, which includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui futures, along with $BCH and $UNI contracts.
Following the news, $BCH and $UNI prices increased.
*This is not investment advice.